We really got after it after halftime and took the edge back in rebounding and on defense.

Kyle was a nice, quiet guy who seemed to be more mature than a lot of the other kids. You just got the feeling that he was going to do something positive with his life, and that's exactly what was happening when this awful thing happened.

I thought we battled well but we came up short on a few opportunities. But those things are correctable, and we'll work on correcting it.

I told the kids that the game would be different than practice. I was concerned because there's always an uh-oh period when you haven't played in a while. They had more energy than us at first.

Our defense helped set that up and our offensive line fired off the ball.

It's pitching, hitting and defense that wins. Any two can win. All three make you unbeatable.